This document provides an overview of a course on Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0. The course aims to teach students how to use the various features of Photoshop Elements to enhance photographs and make them look professional. It is targeted at amateur photographers who want to do more with their photos but do not need the full capabilities of Photoshop. Over the course of several lessons and topics, students will learn how to transfer photos, organize them, correct flaws, enhance photos, transform them, and create final products like slideshows, books, and online galleries.
1. ADPHEL6 - Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Course Description
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 has been an indispensable image-editing software application for
many years. You would like to familiarize yourself with image creation and editing using this software.
Understanding the different tools and features available in Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 will
help you maximize your creative potential. In this course, you will use the tools and features of
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 to enhance and share your photographs.
Course Objective: You will use the various features and techniques of Photoshop Elements to make
photographs look professional.
Target Student: Targeted mostly at the amateur photographer who wants to do more with his
images, but does not need the sophistication of a complete Photoshop application. Students who
want to produce attractive pictures and sophisticated graphics for the web and print will also benefit
from this course.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions, such as
creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows, of their computer's operating
system. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting
objects, formatting text, saving files, and others.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured
hands-on activities.
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2. Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
· Get started with the Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 interface.
· Transfer photos from various sources to the Adobe Photoshop Elements application.
· Organize photos.
· Fix common flaws in photos.
· Enhance photos by adding richness to the images using colors, text, and shapes.
· Transform photographs.
· Create the end product.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Topic 1A: Explore the Interface
Topic 1B: Obtain Help
Lesson 2: Transferring Photos
Topic 2A: Transfer Photos from a Digital Camera
Topic 2B: Transfer Photos from a Scanner
Topic 2C: Transfer Photos from Files and Folders
Topic 2D: Transfer Photos from a Mobile Phone
Lesson 3: Organizing Photos
Topic 3A: Group Photos into Albums and Stacks
Topic 3B: Organize Photos and Find Photos Using Keyword Tags
Topic 3C: Get Photos from PDF
Topic 3D: Create a Smart Album
Topic 3E: Search for Photos
orrecting Photos
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3. Topic 4A: Correct Camera Distortion
Topic 4B: Remove Red Eye
Topic 4C: Adjust the Color in a Photo
Topic 4D: Remove the Background in a Photo
Photos
Topic 5A: Change an Object's Color
Topic 5B: Apply Artistic Effects
Topic 5C: Add Text
Topic 5D: Crop Photos into Shapes
Topic 5E: Add Shapes
Topic 6A: Create an Old-Fashioned Photo
Topic 6B: Restore a Faded Photo
Topic 6C: Merge Photos
Topic 7A: Create a Slide Show
Topic 7B: Create a Photo Book
Topic 7C: Create an Online Gallery
Topic 7D: Create a Themed Photo Email
Topic 7E: Print Photos Appendix A: Rectifying Photos Using Adobe Photoshop Elements
Supplemental Lesson: Rectifying Photos
Topic 1A: Lighten Shadows
Topic 1B: Retouch Photos
Topic 1C: Sharpen Photos
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4. Topic 1D: Defringe Photos
Appendix B: Creating Products
Supplemental Lesson: Creating Customized Products
Topic 1A: Burn Photos to a CD or DVD
Topic 1B: Create a Greeting Card
Topic 1C: Create a Photo Calendar
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